Medical Assistant

Harbor Health Services, Inc.; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 26,139 - 37,229; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Sign-On Bonus

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

A community health organization in Massachusetts is seeking a talented Medical Assistant to support healthcare providers. Responsibilities include preparing patients, obtaining medical histories, and performing lab tests. The ideal candidate must have a high school diploma, preferred certification, and current BLS certification. Additional skills like bilingual proficiency (Spanish preferred) and experience with EMR are desirable. This role offers a starting salary of $23.00 hourly and includes a sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and/or GED.
• Medical Assistant Certification from an accredited program preferred.
• Current BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for Provider visits by obtaining vital signs.
• Obtain medical history through patient questioning.
• Perform screening assessments in EMR.

Skills

Bilingual; English/Spanish

Basic computer skills

Experience using EMR (EPIC)

Education

High School Diploma and/or GED

Medical Assistant Certification

Current BLS Certification

Job description

Overview

The minimum starting salary for this position is $23.00 hourly. Offering a $1000 Sign On Bonus! Harbor Health Services is an innovative, growing, mission-based organization that serves our community and collaborates to help individuals reach their full potential through access to local, affordable health services. Harbor Health provides medical, behavioral health, dental, and support services to more than 34,000 patients in Boston, the South Shore, and Cape Cod. Harbor Health also operates two Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in Mattapan and Brockton and a Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program. We are looking for an extremely talented Medical Assistant to join our team at the Harbor Community Health Center in Hyannis.

Harbor Health offers an excellent, comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability insurance, 403b Savings Plan, Generous Paid Time Off plus 11 additional Holidays and much more!

Role:

The Medical Assistant assists the providers by preparing patients to be seen by collecting and recording necessary data for health, weight, medication and allergies, performs simple lab tests such as urine dipstick, takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure, performs vision testing, assists providers with simple procedures and other related duties. Position is 34 hours weekly.

Responsibilities

• Prepares patients for Provider visit/examinations by obtaining and documenting patient’s vital signs which include: height, weight, blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respirations, oxygen saturation, pain assessment, vision screening when required by provider.
• Obtains a medical history by asking patients questions about their medical conditions, medications, allergies and documents appropriately in EMR.
• Performs and documents screening assessments in EMR such as tobacco screening, HSQ (Depression Screening), Domestic Violence Screening.
• Performs and documents all Point of Care CLIA Waived Lab Testing in lab area. Tests include Glycohemoglobin A1C, Fingerstick Glucose, Urine Dipstick, Rapid Strep, Rapid Flu, Urine Drug Screen.
• Performs necessary daily Quality Control Testing on designated Point of Care tests.
• Assists patient with Portal Enrollment and answers patient portal messages as needed.
• Obtains Pre-Visit Daily report and reviews with provider.
• Assists the providers with simple non-nursing procedures and acts as a chaperone when necessary.
• Reviews and updates patient Care Guidelines.
• Under the direction of a provider, assists with routine patient nursing and non-nursing follow-up.
• Assists in the orientation, evaluation and training of new staff to the department.
• Stocks exam rooms as needed using central supply processes and transfers to appropriate exam room.
• Disinfects patient touching equipment after every patient use and documents completion on Work Surface Decontamination Log; cleans and disinfects each exam room after each clinic.
• Replaces Sharps Containers in each exam room and transports full sharps container to designated Bio-Hazard area.
• Routinely stocks and cleans rooms, orders necessary supplies as needed and in coordination with nursing leadership.
• Performs organizational and operational processes with the department as assigned.
• Assures continuity of patient care by tracking and obtaining outstanding lab and test results for all patient visits.
• Performs EKGs as ordered by providers.
• Performs additional tasks such as Telederm and RetinaVue processes as ordered by providers.
• Assists providers during sessions by copying and faxing patient care documents as assigned by provider or nurse and answers department telephone line and task box, if appropriate.
• Assists quality improvement efforts within the department as assigned.
• Collaborates with other department staff to ensure patient access and continuity of care.

Requirements

• High School Diploma and/or GED
• Medical Assistant Certification from an accredited program preferred or acceptable substitution
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers) Certification
• Bilingual; English/Spanish, English/Vietnamese, English/Portuguese preferred based on health center need
• Basic computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Experience using EMR (EPIC) highly desired.

Substitutions for Medical Assistant Certification

• Successful completion of 1 year of an accredited Nursing Degree Program (must present official transcript).
• 2 years of college level health care related science courses with healthcare experience in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred (must provide certification or diploma/transcript).
• Current CNA Certification or Adult Education Medical Assisting Certificate Program with healthcare experience in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred (must provide certification).
• Current National Medical Assistant Certification with 2-3 years of experience as an MA, CNA or in direct patient care, with experience within the last ten years.
• Current EMT Certification.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement. When determining actual base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, years of relevant experience, education, training, and other factors as permissible by law).

Sign On Bonus offered, half on hire and remainder after 90 days in good standing, former employees of HHSI not eligible.

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM; 34 hours weekly.